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Show Ascribe for The Reflex Subscribe for The Reflex REACHES EVERY NOOK AND CORNER OF DAVIS COUNTY VOLUME XII NOTEWORTHY ENGINEERING ittle a"? possible with traffic over the structures. FEAT ACHIEYED BYtS ION Th contraction of the faKewafk, PACIFIC AT OMAHA erection of the new steel, the removal of the obi, and the placing of the new The engineering fraternity in parspans in the new position, within t he ticular and the public in general will comparatively short time mentioned! be interested in reading of the placing above, without serious interruption to in sen ice across the Missouri at an almost constant stream of passenOmaha of the new Union Pacific and freight traffic, was an uinU ger of the state bridge. Older taking of considerable importance, the need no reminder of the place Omaha train movement over this 1 i,i.ige at held mterest-4n- eir earlyds ya. ttmeshsvinjrreactrcdttieAatuhof'tldt The early day Utahn was almost as trains .per 24 hours, or Sin average of much at home on the streets of the one train min every four and one-haNebraska city as he was on East utes. Temple street, or Main street as it is There were employed on the reconmore popularly known.-- . The old bridge struction of this bridge about 200 across the lazy stream was a familiar men. ' sight to them. The excellence of the design, and Last Wednesday the operation renature of the construction quiring only about an hour, a note- of the bridge now being replaced, afworthy engineering accomplishment ter thirty years of service, are a testi- the newest bridge spanning the monial to the engineering ability of river was moved into place and tHe old the The bridge being builders. original bridge moved out of the way. While replaced was designed and built under the new bridge was being assembled the direction of George S. Morrison, a the old structure remained in service. well known' structural engineer, and by At its side, however, there was built reason of the care which has leen ex- a remarkable piece of false work. Beerased in its maintenance, it would tween the two were the permanent without doubt continue to sene piers for the new bridge, the same that for an indefinite number of were originally built under the old in the future, the necessity for years bridge. When the time came, section its present reconstruction being due by section the old bridge was moved to. the unprecedented increase in axle off the piers onto the false work at loadings of railroad locomotives and its side and in its place sections of. the several rolling stock during new bridge were moved. The old J bridge will remain on the false work The new superstructure is the third untilit is taken to pieces and moved steel railroad in this location A COUNUY-POULTRY-SH- DAVIS NUMBER 26 LAYTON AND FARMINGTON, UTAH, THURSDAY, JANUARY 4. 1917 KAYSVILLE, OW ONE OF THE LARGEST AND . BEST EVER HELD IN THE STATE Show Will Close Tomorrow, Friday, January r- Fifth Every Resident of The County Should View The Display The Show is F r ee LI, SET ON NEW OFFICIALS BOTH IN THE COURT AND COUNTY OFFICES The New Officials Took Charge on Tuesday-O- ne Republican in the Bunch and He Held TOverETf icient Administration Promised -' in-th- - ! DAVIS-COUNTY-NOW-HAS-AFIJ- lf The annual show' of the Davis breeds on exhibition. White on now is association Leghorns, Barred Rocks, Rhode Island County Poultry " house. is It Reds and Orpingtons are the best repat the Kaysville opera, one of the of any of the breeds. There is resented show largest aid that the is but absence in state this an of what might be called held and best ever well as attended the as fancy breeds, but few Mediter- it; baa not been towill close show ranean The birds, outside Leghorns, are should be. The same is true of the is shown there as but and morrow evening exto breeds. the view tic This indicates that the which time in Davis of Davis county poultryman and farmer hibit it behooves the people birds that are either good for wants and j themselves inspect county to stir or for eggs. market once. the exhibits at The Reflex has tried to cover the show in all its branches but until tons of are awarded it will be hard to fanciers showing that the make anything more than a general Davis county have not spared expense J statement at this time. The results or care in improving their poultry. be will show of the printed in the issue of next The outstanding feature week old f i the large numbers of the good stand-b- y RETIRING my appreciation of the same. Again I thank you all for your many courtesies, and wish you a happy new r, Sear. Court wall be adjourned for the JUDGES DISTRICT COMM FA DED of the dis At the cloMng trict court in Farmington, the mg proceedings were bad: term. The Court Are there any ex parte COUNTY COMMISSIONERS matters to come before the court? Mr. D. O. Willey May it please the MEETING matof ex head the under parte Court, The new board of county commia-hioneters, 1 desire. the privilege to say just comened Tuesday, January 2, a few words. 1 understand that with 1917. the conclusion of todays business that David County Commissioners-elec- t this will be the last- time you honor or and Thomas F. Smith Darker, having your honors associate will appear in their bonds, Davis county, and, as a lawyer hav- heretofore presented had been whuh by District approved ing been practising at this bar suband N. J having Harris, Judge 1 of twenty years, desire, at the of office, were duly j conclusion of this year- and at the scribed to the oath as commissioners office in installed conclusion of your administration, to Davis uf county. express my appreciation of the uniy brick UTAH WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL j West Jordan The bard affected organization by j form courtesy and intelligent cotuid-yearstate bank building nearly completed. REVIEW election of j David F. Smith as i the oration which your honor and his as, j Ogden fleeting here January 22d chairman. County Clerk aociate have gien to my matters; and chairman, d to farmers new of Construction Creek promote Seth C. Jones hadreviously filed his Deep while I am not delegated to speak for bridge house. comer -. here idps business, bond. 4 away. since the opening of the Union Iucific the people of this county, 1 think of Completion starts Chairman Logan Republican On the suggestion of lots sell for $250, newspaper The first single track bridge over of the am sufficiently acquainted with their interurban railroad makes Logan the Missouri river was completed in line. Trior to the construction a rule was unanimously adopted Smith and tents built over night. railroad bridge over the Missouri river temperament and their feeling in thf mill is working in Amer- Mecca of Northern Utah. clerk call the roll and make a the thut New 1872, as an approximate cost of at Omaha, a ferry servicef was main- matter, that 1 am safe in assuming Utah-Idah- o Lehi Banner Sugar record of the vote of each commisican Forks canyon. This bridge consisted of 11 tained from Council Bluffs to Omaha that me at this time in ex join they beets Co. for farmers $2,000,000 ere paid Park City 1,800 tons of shipped spans and trusses known as the Pot by the Union Pacific Transfer com- - tending to your honor and your sioner on all motions and .resolutions December 15th. before the board for action. from here in one week bring $72,000. type, each 250 feet in length, the ap- pany, which was organized and com- - honor asociate the compliments of coming - farmer James Hewitt, .Marriott On motion of, Commissioner Smith for mining December dividends proach on the east side being a solid menced operations In 1866, this ferry the season and wishing for you in the bushels of 728 potatoes was divided into commishere, produced in United States companies embankment, and on the wet side service being maintained until the years to come the same measure of the county him an acre, to $800 the acre, . sioner districts as follows: . netting cottonwood trestle, which trestle was completion of the original bridge, success in private life as you have sold to . mine Elk Bountiful and Centerville, one disCity Grangeville Park City Electrolitic zinc plant to later filled. which was started in I860 and com-- 1 each enjoyed in public life. I wish you for Californians, $30,000. Commissioner Smith was be in operation here early in year. In 1877, the two easterly spans were pleted in 1872. la prosperous year and I would like trict, and to mines Bell Blue and Eureka look after all county Eagle Sflver City $40,000 is net yield for wrecked by a cyclone, and never reIn addition to the Union Pacific's the associate judge to receive the designated work. doing big development matters in said district. 75 tons of ore from Tintic mines. built, being replaced with timber own business handled over the bridge same compliment. I thank you. Lehi Pacific mill resumed work trestle. The substructure consisted of Farmington, Kaysville and Layton, Amalgamated Pioche Mininig and between Council Bluffs and the west, The Court I thank you, both fpr last week, handling 65 tons ore per 11 iron cylinder piers, and one stone sanother district, under Commia- - , . Smelter plant to be enlarged. used by six other T&il- -j myself and for my associate, to whom thebridgejs .. sioner Hess. J General concensus of opinion is that day. pler.at the extreme west end, all of roads, theOBurlington, C. & N. wJihe message will be, conveyed. I water Utah's of power All territory north of Layton preDevelopment no sweeping change in tax laws will be which were founded on bed roclt Island, C, M. & St. P., Wabash predate the sentiments expressed by n as one district under the cinct made at coming session of legislature. is a great benefit to all industries in Each iron pier consisted of two cyl- - and C, G. W. counsel ,and will say in reply that dur- en all be and should state the Commissioner Parker. of given At last election by a vote of four to inders 8 2 feet in diameter, place,: In the foregoing figures it appears ing the five and a half years that I The clerk was instructed to get into 181-- 2 feet centers. onethe people voted down the tax re- - couragement possible. tha t the old hr id ge enat-m erafor eon- have eeeupiedthia position on the he with-tSalt Lake T communication form bill designed to make a goat of The bridge was commenced in 1885, struction than the new one. This is bench that I have been treated with LICENSES MARRIAGE commissioners and arrange a and completed for operation later 'in due to the fact that the cost of piers uniform mining properties. and consideration by City courtesy date for a meeting with said commisDecember 23, 1916 Samuel G the fall of 1887. It was a double track is ineludedJn the old Utah wool brings record price of 31 bridge and these the members of the bar of this court, sioners to discuss matters in relation cents a pound. Young and Janet C. Wheeling, of Salt structure, consisting of. four through same piers will be used for the new And 1 desire to thank counsel and the south end of Government withdraws 70,000 acres Lake City. Whipple trusses, each 246 feet long, one. The estimated cost of building members of the bar Tor their thoughts to the city sewer Davis county. of oil shale land in Utah. , December 26, 1916 Ollie J. with three deck spans at each end. the original piers and in which is in-- 1 expressed through Brother Willeyf-anbonds of the following ial of Turmon, Kansas, and. Myrtle The total length was about 1750 feet.' eluded the material, was approxi- - I return the Salt Lake Railroads of the inter- -' greetings to! you- all. were presented, apofficers mountain country and Pacific coast in- Poulson, of Brigham City, Utah. county At the time the bridge was erected, mately $600,000. j At the conclusion of the session of and ordered filed, viz.: George tend to ask the coming sessions of the proved December 27, 1916 Ira Nicholes an extension was arranged for oni it jg notable fact that alb three of couK, the following proceedings were A. Welling, county treasurer," in the legislatures of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Lillian Brown, of American Fork. either side of the main spans for one the Union Pacific bridges that have had; sum of $104,000; Charles E. Nalder, December 28, 1916 J. L. Nilson, of roadway, and one sidewalk. California, Oregon and Washington The Court In concluding my duties jbeen built across the Missouri river for measures which wil laid the rail- Brigham City, and Ruth D. Evans, of sheriff, $5000; William A. Strong, The work of reconstructing and re- - j occupied i dentically the same location J as a judge of the second district roads in preventing accidents at grade Provo. commenced was old the bridge placing The Jjridge completed in 1872 was the court for Davis county, and before deputy clerk, $1500, with a salary of $53.33 3 per month. Other deputies A, ser1916 Franklin was and in in December it 1916, 30, placed crossings. May, Kjrgt bridge to span the Missouri at final adjournment of this term, at were appointed as follows: Ilyrum S. Le Grande Young asks franchise for Taylor, of Freedom, Sanpete county, vice immediately after being rolled any poinb an(j jta location marks the which my duties will end, 1 desire, in electric railway to Cottonwood mines. and Ellen E. Bywater of Salt Lake into position Wednesday afternoon, Welling, deputy treasurer, and Lawcrossjng. used by explorers, travelers addition to expressing' my apprecia rence Coles, chief deputy assessor, December 20. The estimated cost is an(j seekers that have Brigham City Leroy Eccles and as- City. gon ewest over tion for the courtesies extended to me with a of $2 per day. sociates will build electric line to Bear December 30 1916 Cornelius M. $1,000,000. The bridge consists of Ube Overland route fpr almost 50 by all of the members of the bar of The salary discussed in- -: commissioners River. Marie and N. Yn our curved of Pratt Howe, top years. through pin Brooklyn, this court, to express my appreciation the proposition of putting in Utah o chord spans 246 feet long; one through Sugar company E. Clanton, of Warrenten, NC. also to the other officers of the court 'ormally Arrow-smita kas announced that 130 1917 and Albert heating riveted plant for the court house. feet Pratt long, span January 2, they will construct AR 0r EDU' and to the officers of this county, Mrs. Caroline Seymour was pera new railroad from Bear River City of Salt Lake City, and Nona tw. through Fr.tt riveted .pan. 120 to the clerk of this court, "to the to Garland during the mitted to redeem certain real estate CATION ORGANIZES ' feet long; four deck plate girders 67 coming season Copenhagen, of Lewiston, Montana. hheriff, to the bailiff of the court, to sold for taxes when so that the 1917 beet it was owned by Ham50 G. deck and two Walton 1917 feet long plate girders The Davis county hoard of education the prosecuting officers, and to all January 2, crop can be on other handled and thus save the farmers a mond and Jesse McCord, of Salt Lake feet long, for two tracks. The total held its final 1916 parties, payment of taxes meeting at the of-- 1 who have extended to me, during my and accrued interests and costs. which 1722 I .long hard puil. ' is of feet, length bridge City. fjCe. of the board in Farmington on five and a half years upon the bench, The was pre resolution following include The total does not Logan Agricultural - college - asks approaches. , the many courtesies which have made Tuesday morning and after-cleari- ng and unansented Chairman Smith $161,000 from state legislature. STOCKHOLDERS is new of the about Uhe table of all of the business of the the by NOTICE OF bridge weight performance of my duties so imously million and Logan may get a much desired peaeleven adopted: a quarter MEETING pounds, year adjourned. Immediately after j pleasant. And I desire to also s Resolved, That we, the county torn- -' The annual meeting of the stock canning industry in 1917."" against five and a half million adjournment the board reorganized press to the citizens of Davis county Delta Sufficient acreage signed to holders of the Barnes Banking Com pounds in the old bridge replaced. The missioners, send greetings to the retirh the newLmeniber,, David Stoker, I my appreciation of the many insure .new Utah-Idah- o in of track above normal water 0jf Clearfield, who was elected to tesies which they have shown me in ing county officers wishing them a' sugar factory pany will be held at the company's here. new year; 70 feet. office in Kaysville, Utah, on Monday, the Missouri river is about vacancy caused by the retirement their service as officers of the court, happy m Lake o'clock a. Secondly That we, the county The work, undertaken, consisted. of !0f William-- N. Union Pacific System to January 15, 1917, at 10 rSalt Nalder, of Layton, as jurors, as .witnesses, and in every msure employees of electing directors replacing the entire superstructure wkose term office had expired. The way. My relations with thyn have commissioners, also send greetings to against death and for Hckaess. . . the mayors and city councils of incorfor the ensuing year and to transact with new and heavier steel, the pier other vacancy on the board was filled I been most pleasant and The agreable. beUnprecedented demand for Pullman such other business as may come supporting the four mam river spans by John R. Hampton, of Bountiful, j citizens of this county have treatec porated towns and cities in Davis CarB ' mountain states over "holidays for the meeting. remaining- - in place. The - approach wy,o was at the late election. me with universal respect, considera county wishing them a happy and Was met Dated Vt Kaysville, Utah, January spans are supported with new con-- j The new board organized with tion and courtesy, and I desire to take prosperous year; by sending on extras from the east. J. R. GAILEY, Cashier. Crete 5, 1917. John R. this opportunity of expressing to them j Henry H. Blood, president; (Continued on Page Four) The four nver span were erected Rampton, Thomas E. on temporary pile pier extensions to wUHams, clerk. The other members the south of the masonry piers, and of the Wrd are Edward H. Mitchell, Similar temporary pile pier extensions Oliver H. Bybee and David Stoker, were arranged on the north of the pfeople 0fjhls "couhty are lobe masonry piers. The old spans which congratulated on the work of the were replaced were raised and board of education in the past and mounted on rollers, and were rolled I there is every reason to believe that FOLLOWING CHANGES IN to the north on the temporary pile I the good work will be carried on to & .nev5.. f.n suepessf yl. .culmination. Almost every znere nothing of guessing or speculation in regard to Fora Gars. raised on temporary piers on the part of Q county ig now FLAG STOPS HADE provided " south and rdled into permanent posb j practical value li being demonstrated by more' than'1,750,900 ; and" the ord owners representing every phase of human activity. Ford tion on the masonry piers. Suitable J a!thg5brhuH(nng8v educational standard is constantly Service for Ford Owners is as universal, and reliable as the car itself, and organization had to beprovin Kaysville is without' Nos. 32 5, 20, 31 for, so that the time required quate loosing facilities for. the grade dependability and economy in car and service. Better buy your Ford this in today y pa want it and it will serve you every day, winter and summer. four for making .the change school but this condition will doubtless - - - No$. 6 ALLEN- 19 Tiver spans was about one hour. - Theberemedieda3 soon. ES Touring car $415.00, runabout $400.00, delivered" Davis eoantyr"' A" psible ; used in deposit made now will insure Spring delivery. old the power moving bridge neater part of the expense in - - - - Nos. 6 19 to the falsework and the new struc- - viding suitable school facilities ture to the permanent concrete piers now teen met and there is every No. 3 of five hoisting engines gov- - Eon to believe the expenseg of the erned by signals so that the movement county schooy will become lighter and was uniformly carried out from end lighter as the LUCIUS LAUD IE, Manager years go by. to end. The terms of the erection! Phone 83 contract provided that the erection It pays forces operations should interfere as to read The Reflex. , I -- j Asia-sho- ..sf.-.&io- n rt -- rib-bir- ds I , ! Two-stor- rs s - the-pas- t i ware-railroa- s. - 50-t- on . . I ap-Ro- sQper-visio- 1-- -- I in-th- Bell-woo- e d, The-offic- - J 1-- I - I ' I 1 : 1 Utah-Idah- h, 1 1 J I I ex-a- fil 1 I cour-heig- ht . J the-purpo- 1 I se - - ed sub-structu- re. vice-preside- -- yr Effective January 1st, 1917 . , . WILL BE ade-arrang- ed ELLISON - ......... HILLTOP Layton Auto Co., Agent s rea-consist- ed ROY Salt Lake V 3, and and and & Ogden Railway Only Only Only Only Co. rl' ft Alt' f |
